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| Areas of interest: | Sustainable agriculture, ecological pest management, biological control, vector ecology |
| Office: | Gilmore 307A |
| Phone: | 808-956-2455 |
| FAX: | 808-956-2428 |
| E-mail: | crrhooks@hawaii.edu |
| Address: | Department of Plant and Environmental
Protection Sciences College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources 3050 Maile Way, Room 310 Honolulu, HI 96822 |
| My overall research efforts center on using ecological and biological control strategies to repress insects and other pests negatively impacting cropping systems in Hawaii. Currently, I am investigating the predatory potential of spiders and examining cultural control tactics to help manage insect mitigated plant impairments (e.g., viruses, phytoxemias). The climate in Hawaii allows year round reproduction of most pests inhabiting agricultural communities. This makes my goal of mounting comprehensive pest management systems that are environmentally sounded, healthy, and socio-economically viable an exigent and thrilling operation. |
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